Gnathophis musteliceps explained

Gnathophis musteliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[1] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 265–457 metres.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Gnathophis-musteliceps.html Gnathophis musteliceps
2. Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.